Checkpoint

As politicians they're poles apart, but two leading mayoral candidates share one thing - a headline policy.

Free public transport has been often debated in Auckland, now councillor Efeso Collins and… Read more Video, Audio

Foul weather in Wellington is grounding travellers, with no flights in or out of the airport. Right now the road is the only escape route with the ferries parked up too.

RNZ reporter Soumya… Read more Video, Audio

Retail NZ chief executive Greg Harford talks to Lisa Owen about the recent spate of ram raids on retailers.

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Police data shows groups of ram raiders are meeting in juvenile detention and the majority are escaping prosecution.

There's been a 400 percent increase in ram raids in five years, and three quarters… Read more Video, Audio

More wintry weather has lashed the country, with Wellington Airport grounding all flights today.

Winds reached 113km/h at the airport, and on Mt Kaukau gusts reached 133km/h.

Cook Strait ferry… Read more Video, Audio

The chequered flag is getting set to wave for the final time at a beloved New Zealand motor racing circuit.

The owners of the Pukekohe Park Raceway south of Auckland have confirmed the venue will be… Read more Audio

It's the invention driven by love and some tired legs.

Kevin who is 79 got to tinkering on a design for e-bike wheel chair because it was a monster effort to push his wife in her chair up the hilly… Read more Video, Audio

Around two-hundred dogs have died from toxic algae in the past decade, here in Aotearoa.

Found in waterways, the algae is one of the most toxic natural compounds in the world.

But while the risk to… Read more Video, Audio

Doors are shutting and curtains closing at hospital wards around the motu - with visitors being told to stay away.

There are 744 people in hospital with Covid - and health workers want to stop… Read more Audio

As disruptive storms and major flooding events become more common, councils are looking at how to prepare for the impact of a changing climate.

In Nelson, more than four-thousand properties are… Read more Audio